Aspiration + Determination + Success
Students from Longhill’s Combined Cadet Force spent a morning recently with the blind veterans of nearby Ovingdean. Blind Veterans UK have several centres throughout the UK, one of which is the art deco-style, purpose-built centre which overlooks the sea at Ovingdean and is a well-known local landmark. Longhill cadets, along with Headteacher Kate Williams, joined… Read more
Around 150 Year 11 students took part in the Brighton Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth workshop last week. The 2-hour workshop aimed to inspire and motivate the students and help to deepen their understanding and knowledge of this enduring story. They used practical exercises, such as still image and narration, to explore key moments in the… Read more
Year 9 student Shaina Mack, 14, has shown the world how hard work and dedication can pay off. Shaina, who is in Pankhurst House, brought home the world title in her age group in K1 Thai Kickboxing from the World Championships in Orlando, Florida last month. Shaina first discovered kickboxing when she was just 10… Read more
Generous Longhill students managed to collect 150kg of food recently to donate to the Whitehawk foodbank. Cupboards were raided and boxes were filled, then delivered to the foodbank which provides emergency food for people in crisis in the East Brighton area. Grateful thanks to all our generous parents, carers and students! Click on the link… Read more
Longhill High School is delighted to be the Brighton Argus School of the Week this week. With a new Headteacher and a big improvement in this year’s GCSE results, we are set for fresh success with a bright future ahead. To read the full Argus article, please click on the headline and follow the link… Read more
Four Longhill students, Lois Martin and Daisy Lawlor from year 7, Gene Ronaldson and Oscar Lake-Gouhari from year 8, have been lucky enough to be chosen to design a bespoke rugby shirt for the Longhill team. The Rugby shirt design is part of a special RFU all schools initiative, sponsored by CBRE in conjunction with… Read more
Longhill students enjoyed an opportunity to make new friends and practice their language skills at the same time recently, when they played host to a group of 26 French students and their teachers. The visitors came from a school in north-western France called Collège les Garettes, which is in a small village, Villaines La Juhe,… Read more
Longhill dance students enjoyed an awesome experience at the end of the summer when they took part in a special dance performance at Wembley Stadium. The dance was devised to entertain the crowd during half time at the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. The 15 dancers from Brighton had just one day to learn… Read more
It’s been an exciting start to the term and I’ve already met lots of amazing people on my travels! I’d like to extend a big ‘thank you’ to all our local primary schools who have made me feel so welcome during my visits over the past seven weeks. I’ve been fortunate enough to meet… Read more
We hope that our Year 7 students have found their special ‘Friendship Days’ interesting and beneficial. They attended sessions and workshops, with the aim being to give them the skills to make and break friendships without conflict; to be able to understand what bullying is and how we can access support to deal with it. The students… Read more